Engine Failure Forced This Flight to Ditch in the Mediterranean Sea

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True Crime, Documentary, Society & Culture, Aviation, Leisure

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🗓️ 27 October 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Chris Demarais and Gustavo Sorola uncover the root of the cause of why Tuninter Flight 1153 lost both engines and was forced to ditch into the Mediterranean causing it to break up on impact. Find out what happened in this episode of Black Box Down. Find us on social media and buy our merch here! https://linktr.ee/BlackBoxDownPod Go to blackboxdownpod.com to support us directly! This episode is sponsored by Solo Stove, go to http://solostove.com and use promo code BLACKBOXDOWN to get $10 off on top of Fall event deals, Rocket Money, go to http://rocketmoney.com/blackboxdown to cancel your unnecessary subscription, and BetterHelp — go to http://betterhelp.com/blackboxdown to get 10% off your first month. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is a Rooster Zeath production.
0:04.4	August 6, 2005.
0:09.8	To an Interflight 1153, an ATR 72202 twin engine turbo prop with 39 people on board is
0:17.6	on route from Bari International Airport in Italy to Jirba, Zaris Airport in Tunisia.
0:23.5	Fifty minutes after takeoff while cruising over the Mediterranean Sea at 23,000 feet, the
0:27.8	planes' right engine fails.
0:29.8	The crew begins running their checklist to restart the engine, but 100 seconds later,
0:33.8	the left engine fails as well.
0:35.5	The crew contacts the nearest airport in Palermo, but they're too far out over the sea.
0:39.7	The plane ditches in the Mediterranean 18 miles off the coast of Palermo, killing 16
0:44.2	people.
0:45.2	Would it happen to cause the plane to lose power?
0:46.9	Find out on this episode of Black Box Down.
0:51.9	Hello everyone, welcome to Black Box Down.
0:56.3	It's Gus and Chris, hello Chris.
0:57.5	Hello, Gus and people listening.
0:59.7	Oh yeah, oh, hello people listening.
1:02.9	Welcome.
1:03.9	We're just here having a casual chat about a Tunian trip flight 1153.
1:07.8	As one does.
1:09.0	You're welcome to listen along, if you like.
1:11.5	But before you do that, we recommend you go follow Black Box Down on social media like
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